With Auld Lang Syne chords playing in the background, the final day of the calendar year offered another time to say goodbye by acknowledging the passing away in 2015 of a striking number of major-college basketball movers and shakers. The NCAA Division I deceased list in 2015 included All-Americans George BonSalle (Illinois), Bill Bridges (Kansas), Ticky Burden (Utah), Mel Daniels (New Mexico), Bevo Francis (Rio Grande IN), Chet Giermak (William & Mary), Hot Rod Hundley (West Virginia), Ron Johnson (Minnesota), Bob Kauffman (Guilford NC), Dave Meyers (UCLA), Jack Parr (Kansas State), John Rudometkin (USC), Dave Scholz (Illinois), Bill Stauffer (Missouri), Roy Tarpley (Michigan), Dick Triptow (DePaul), Neal Walk (Florida) and Michael Wright (Arizona).

Members of legendary UCLA coach John Wooden's first and final NCAA tourney teams - John Matulich in 1950 and Meyers in 1975 - are among the following alphabetical list of 2015 deceased players and coaches who didn't drop the ball on the court at midnight or any other time:

• Jack Adams, 81, averaged 20.6 ppg for Eastern Kentucky from 1953-54 through 1955-56. Three-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection scored a school-record 49 points in single game as senior.
• Sam Alaimo, 93, played for Santa Clara in the mid-1940s. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• John Albrinck, 80, averaged 3.9 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Xavier from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Ned Wulk.
• Bill Altman, 75, averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.3 rpg for Indiana from 1959-60 through 1961-62 under coach Branch McCracken.
• Keith Ancell, 76, averaged 3 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Utah from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Jack Gardner. Ancell participated in NCAA playoffs each of his last two seasons.
• Stacey Arceneaux (a/k/a Bob Stacey), 79, came with John Crawford from New York City as Iowa State's first African-American players in the mid-1950s but promptly returned home.
• Doug Atkins, 85, averaged 9.9 ppg for Tennessee's 1950-51 basketball squad before concentrating on football as a defensive end and becoming an eight-time Pro Bowl participant. The eventual Pro Football Hall of Famer was selected in the first round of 1953 NFL draft.
• Bob Badeer, 76, averaged 2.9 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Princeton in 1957-58 under coach Cappy Cappon.
• Rick Barrett, 75, averaged 7.2 ppg for Denver in 1959-60 and 1960-61.
• Jim Barry, 71, averaged 17.3 ppg and 6.1 rpg for Georgetown in the mid-1960s. Cousin of Miami All-American Rick Barry was senior captain in 1965-66 after twice leading the Hoyas in scoring average.
• Joe Barry, 78, averaged 9.7 ppg and 4.3 rpg for St. Mary's from 1956-57 through 1958-59. He was an All-WCAC second-team selection as a senior when the Gaels' first-ever NCAA tourney team was eliminated in regional final by eventual champion California.
• John Bates, 77, coached a total of 15 seasons in MEAC for Maryland-Eastern Shore (72-14 record from 1971-72 through 1973-74) and Coppin State (222-121 from 1974-75 through 1985-86). His 26-1 UMES squad in 1973-74 became the first HBCU to be invited to the NIT.
• Mike Battle, 56, was a juco recruit who averaged 7.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Baylor in 1979-80 and 1980-81.
• Lionel "Larry" Baxter, 93, played for St. John's in the mid-1940s under coach Joe Lapchick before abruptly quitting school to get married. His college career was interrupted by WWII.
• Chester "Chet" Beam, 82, averaged 6.2 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Louisville's three NIT participants from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Peck Hickman.
• Charles Beasley, 69, was an All-SWC first-team selection for SMU his final two seasons in 1965-66 and 1966-67 under coach Doc Hayes. Beasley averaged 15.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg during his three-year college career.
• Bob Bedell, 70, averaged 14.9 ppg and 7.9 rpg for Stanford from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coach Howie Dallmar. Team-leading scorer each of last two seasons as an All-AAWU selection when finishing among league's top six point producers.
• Dr. Bob Behan, 93, played for Seton Hall in 1940-41 and 1941-42 under coach Honey Russell before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Dave Benedict, 75, averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Lehigh in 1958-59 and 1960-61.
• Jim Benka, 78, averaged 1.3 ppg for Marquette in 1955-56 and 1956-57.
• Tom Besmer, 81, played for Santa Clara in 1957-58.
• Ron Bissett, 83, averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Seattle in 1952-53 and 1953-54. He was a member of Canada's 1956 Olympic squad.
• Keith Blair, 76, averaged 11.6 ppg and 2.9 rpg for West Texas State from 1958-59 through 1960-61. He was an All-Border Conference second-team selection as a junior before leading West Texas State in scoring as a senior with 13.4 ppg while pacing league in free-throw marksmanship.
• Don Blanchard Sr., 88, played in two basketball games for Mississippi in 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. Offensive end and placekicker with the Rebels in 1949 also tied for fifth in the high jump competition at the 1950 SEC Men's Outdoor Track and Field meet.
• John Blankenship, 67, was runner-up to Illinois prep teammate Larry Ward in scoring with 14.3 ppg as Centenary sophomores in 1966-67.
• Carl Boldt, 82, was a J.C. recruit teammate of All-American Bill Russell for San Francisco's 1956 Phil Woolpert-coached undefeated team (averaging 8.6 ppg and 5 rpg).
• George BonSalle, 80, averaged 17.3 ppg for Illinois from 1954-55 through 1956-57 under coach Harry Combes, earning All-American acclaim as All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in junior season. Seventh pick overall in NBA draft.
• Dr. James "Don" Bostic, 60, averaged 4.4 ppg for Florida from 1973-74 through 1976-77. He was a senior tri-captain.
• Wayne Bowles, 90, scored a total of 166 points for Texas Tech in 1947-48 and 1948-49. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army Air Corps in Burma-India Theater during WWII.
• Bob Boyd, 84, coached Seattle (41-13 record in two seasons in 1963-64 and 1964-65), Southern California (216-131 in 13 seasons from 1966-67 through 1978-79) and Mississippi State (55-87 in five seasons from 1981-82 through 1985-86). His 24-2 USC squad finished the 1970-71 campaign ranked fifth in the final national polls. He averaged 10.7 ppg for USC in 1950-51 and 1951-52, leading the Trojans in scoring both seasons. All-PCC South Division first-team selection as a senior.
• Jonathan Boyd, 26, was a juco recruit who averaged 10.3 ppg and 2.5 rpg for Alcorn State in 2008-09 and 2009-10.
• John Brady, 78, averaged 14.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg for Fordham from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach John Bach. Leading scorer as senior for an NIT participant.
• Bill Braselton, 86, was a multi-year letterman for Hardin-Simmons TX in the late 1940s, averaging 3.3 ppg in 1948-49.
• George Bray, 92, was a Southern Oregon College transfer who became a three-year letterman for Oregon in the mid-1940s. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Merchant Marines during WWII.
• Chuck "Bobo" Brayton, 89, averaged 7 ppg for Washington State in 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He coached his alma mater's baseball squad for 33 years from 1962 through 1994, compiling a 1,162-523-8 record (winning 21 conference titles and reaching CWS in 1965 and 1976).
• Dick Brennan Sr., 83, averaged 7.9 ppg and 5.8 rpg for Tulane from 1951-52 through 1954-55 under coach Clifford Wells. Brennan was co-founder of one of New Orleans' most-loved Mardi Gras organizations and was instrumental in turning Commander's Palace restaurant into a world-famous destination for Creole cuisine while starting tradition of the Sunday jazz brunch.
• Bill Bridges, 76, averaged 13.2 ppg and 13.9 rpg for Kansas from 1958-59 through 1960-61, leading the Jayhawks in rebounding all three seasons. All-American as senior ranked among nation's top 25 in rebounding percentage each of his final two campaigns.
• Lamar "Spo" Bridges Sr., 88, averaged 4.8 ppg for Florida in 1947-48.
• Stan Brinker, 71, averaged 10 ppg and 7.2 rpg for Mississippi State from 1961-62 through 1963-64 under coach Babe McCarthy. As a junior, Brinker grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds in the Bulldogs' first-ever NCAA playoff victory (Mideast Regional against Bowling Green State).
• Rod Brookin, 47, averaged 11.1 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 40.9% from beyond the three-point arc for Pittsburgh from 1986-87 through 1989-90 under coach Paul Evans.
• Ronnie Brooks, 82, averaged 3.5 ppg for Maryland from 1951-52 through 1953-54.
• Bill Brophy Sr., 82, averaged 13.3 ppg and 7.2 rpg for Texas A&M in 1954-55 and 1955-56. He led the Aggies in scoring and rebounding his first season before becoming an All-SWC second-team selection as captain the next year.
• Webster Brown, 94, played for Washington in 1940-41 before serving in U.S. Air Force as a pilot during WWII.
• Gaylord "Gay" Bryan, 87, scored a total of 42 points for Stanford in 1948-49 and 1949-50 under coach Everett Dean. Four-time national champion in the triple jump won a gold medal in the 1951 Pan American Games in Argentina but failed to qualify for the Summer Olympics in 1948 and 1952. He also captured the 1949 national crown in the long jump.
• Luther "Ticky" Burden, 62, was an NCAA consensus second-team All-American as a junior guard for Utah in 1974-75. Two-time All-WAC first-team selection ranked fourth in the nation in scoring that season with 28.7 ppg after finishing 16th the previous year with 23.7 ppg.
• John "Jake" Burrows, 97, was an All-Southern Conference second-team selection for The Citadel as a senior in 1939-40.
• Ed Byhre, 70, compiled a 69-63 coaching record with Eastern Kentucky in five seasons from 1976-77 through 1980-81. The Colonels participated in the 1979 NCAA Tournament.
• Gerry Calabrese Sr., 90, averaged 10.2 ppg for St. John's from 1946-47 through 1949-50 after serving three years in U.S. Navy during WWII. Runner-up in scoring for back-to-back NIT teams under coach Frank McGuire was the 24th pick overall in 1950 NBA draft. He became mayor of Cliffside Park, N.J., for more than 50 years. His son, Tom, was assists leader for his alma mater's NCAA playoff team in 1977 and succeeded him as mayor of Cliffside Park.
• Roy "Wayne" Calvert, 71, averaged 6.1 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Vanderbilt from 1963-64 through 1965-66 under coach Roy Skinner.
• Alexander "Whitey" Campbell, 89, was first 1,000-point career scorer in Miami FL history (1946-47 through 1949-50).
• Lionel "Junie" Carbonneau Jr., 88, played for New Hampshire in 1950-51.
• Robert Carlson, 88, averaged 9.9 ppg for Penn in 1947-48 and 1948-49 after averaging 8.8 ppg in 1944-45 (All-EIBL selection as freshman).
• Milroy "Bud" Carnahan, 85, played for Pittsburgh in the early 1950s under coach Doc Carlson.
• Bobby "Soupbean" Carter, 75, averaged 10.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Tennessee from 1958-59 through 1960-61, leading the Volunteers in scoring as a senior with 14.4 ppg.
• Jim Cathcart, 88, averaged 8 ppg for Arkansas from 1947-48 through 1949-50. He participated in NCAA tourney as a junior.
• John "Jack" Cawood, 92, led Michigan State in scoring in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Navy Air Corps during WWII. He lettered with Western Michigan from 1943-44 through 1945-46 under coach Buck Read before returning to MSU in 1946-47.
• Jack Chapman Jr., 61, averaged 8.4 ppg and 4.1 rpg for South Alabama from 1972-73 through 1974-75.
• James "Buck" Cheek, 88, was a starting forward who scored 109 points during the season for Duke's 1946 Southern Conference Tournament titlist.
• James "Tom" Chester Jr., 73, averaged 14.5 ppg and 9.9 rpg for Canisius from 1960-61 through 1962-63 under coach Bob MacKinnon. Chester finished among the team's top two in scoring and rebounding all three seasons (including NIT runner-up his senior year).
• Ralph Childs, 78, played for Vanderbilt in 1955-56 under coach Bob Polk before transferring to Arkansas State in Childs' hometown.
• Mike Christian, 62, averaged 11.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 2.6 apg for Auburn from 1971-72 through 1973-74. He was runner-up in scoring for the Tigers each of his last two seasons.
• Ron Chumbley, 80, was a juco recruit who played for Akron in 1955-56.
• George "Winston" Churchill, 90, was a multi-year letterman for Texas Tech in the mid-1940s.
• Jim Clancy, 70, played for Lehigh in 1963-64 under coach Tony Packer, the father of Billy Packer.
• Lou Coaston, 79, averaged 2 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Washington from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Tippy Dye.
• Jim Cochrane, 92, was an All-Mid-American Conference second-team selection as a junior in 1948-49 when leading Case Western Reserve OH in scoring with 15 ppg. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and Korean Conflict.
• Arnold Coleman, 60, played in 1977 NCAA playoffs against Digger Phelps-coached Notre Dame when leading Hofstra in assists with 4.9 per game. Versatile athlete was Flying Dutchmen's top football wide receiver in 1975 and 1976.
• Loverd Coleman, 65, was a juco recruit who averaged 6.3 ppg and 6 rpg for UNLV in 1971-72.
• Jim Cox, 70, averaged 3.3 ppg for Denver in 1965-66.
• Tommy "Lefty" Crook, 89, played for Memphis State in the late 1940s after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Herschal Crow Jr., 80, played for Oklahoma State in 1955-56 under coach Hank Iba.
• John Cummings, 88, played for Lehigh in the late 1940s.
• Ken Cunningham, 71, was backup guard for Cincinnati's 1963 NCAA Tournament runner-up before coaching Akron (43-60 record in four seasons from 1976-77 through 1979-80).
• Charles Curtis III, 66, played for Loyola Marymount from 1968-69 through 1970-71.
• Joseph "Levy" Dabadie Jr., 88, lettered for Louisiana State in 1942-43 and 1943-44 before his career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army during WWII. He went on to become a National Guard Brigadier General.
• Jim Dailey, 76, averaged 5.3 ppg and 2.4 rpg for St. Louis from 1957-58 through 1959-60.
• Don Dale, 83, averaged 1.3 ppg for Minnesota in 1951-52 under coach Ozzie Cowles.
• Ralph D'Altilia, 72, registered team highs of 20 ppg and 14.2 rpg in 1964-65 as Vermont captain and an All-Yankee Conference second-team selection.
• John "Jack" Dalton, 89, served in U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during WWII before becoming Vanderbilt letterman in 1945-46 prior to averaging 3.6 ppg for St. John's from 1946-47 through 1949-50 under coaches Joe Lapchick and Frank McGuire.
• Mel Daniels, 71, was an NCAA consensus second-team All-American as a senior center for New Mexico in 1966-67. He led the Lobos in scoring and rebounding three straight seasons, finishing his career with 20 ppg and 11.1 rpg.
• Dave Darby, 74, averaged 3.2 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Western Michigan in 1961-62.
• Dick Davidson, 69, played for Nebraska in 1965-66 before serving in U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
• John Davidson, 73, played for Iowa State from 1960-61 through 1962-63.
• Bob Davis, 82, averaged 1.3 ppg for Louisville in 1951-52 and 1952-53.
• Dr. Pete Demir, 84, averaged 1.4 ppg for Connecticut's 1950-51 NCAA playoff team under coach Hugh Greer before transferring to Penn, where he averaged 2.7 ppg in 1953-54 under coach Howie Dallmar.
• Mike DeNoia, 87, averaged a team-high 11.7 ppg for Scranton PA in 1947-48. He was a quarterback selected in fourth round of both the AAFC (San Francisco 49ers) and NFL (Washington Redskins) 1949 drafts.
• Daryl Devero, 55, averaged 13 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 1.4 spg for Seton Hall from 1979-80 (Pirates runner-up in scoring and rebounding as sophomore) to 1981-82 under coach Bill Raftery. Devero participated in 1979 NJCAA Tournament final.
• John DeWitt, 86, was a three-year letterman who averaged 6.8 ppg as a senior for Texas A&M's first NCAA playoff team in 1950-51 before becoming the school's first NBA draft choice. All-SWC second-team selection as a junior (9.1 ppg) and team-leading scorer as sophomore (10.3 ppg). He also was an all-league OF with the Aggies' 1951 College World Series participant and SWC track champion.
• Bobby Dews, 76, was a starting guard averaging 8.8 ppg and 3.4 rpg for Georgia Tech's 22-6 squad in 1959-60 before becoming a MLB coach mostly under Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox with the Atlanta Braves.
• Don Dickerson, 72, averaged 3 ppg for Tennessee Tech in 1962-63 and 1963-64.
• Wayne Dobbs, 75, compiled a 69-87 major-college coaching record in six seasons (31-45 with George Washington from 1967-68 through 1969-70 and 38-42 with Vanderbilt from 1976-77 through 1978-79).
• Dr. Donald Dobler, 88, was a three-time All-Skyline Six Conference selection who averaged 8.3 ppg for Colorado A&M in 1948-49 and 1949-50 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. He twice led the Rams in single-season scoring.
• John Dohner, 85, averaged 12 ppg as a 5-8 guard for Virginia from 1950-51 through 1952-53.
• Dick Doughty, 76, averaged 4.1 ppg and 3.1 rpg for California from 1957-58 through 1959-60. Regular for the Bears his last two seasons when they reached back-to-back NCAA tourney championship games.
• Bill Downey, 91, was a letterman for Marquette in 1942-43 and 1943-44.
• Danny Drinon, 77, was a juco recruit who averaged 3 ppg and 1.1 rpg for San Francisco in 1958-59 and 1959-60.
• Norm Drucker, 94, played for CCNY in the early 1940s before becoming a long-time referee in the NBA and ABA.
• Dave Druliner, 68, averaged 1.1 ppg for Stanford from 1966-67 through 1968-69 under coach Howie Dallmar.
• Hank Dudek, 90, was one of St. Joseph's top three scorers in 1947-48 (7.5 ppg) and 1948-49 (11.9 ppg) under coach Bill Ferguson after having his college career interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Gordon Dunker, 84, played for Iowa State in the early 1950s.
• Robert Echols, 77, averaged 1.8 ppg for Texas Tech in 1957-58 and 1959-60.
• Fred Eisele, 80, averaged 1.3 ppg for Penn State from 1958-59 through 1960-61. Served in U.S. Army until retiring as a Colonel in 1987.
• Wilson "Jake" Eison Jr., 78, averaged 14.7 ppg and 10.6 rpg for Purdue from 1956-57 through 1958-59, leading the Boilermakers in rebounding each of his last two seasons. Team MVP as junior before becoming All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection as senior. He was 28th pick overall in NBA draft.
• Norm Ellenberger, 83, coached New Mexico (134-62 record from 1972-73 through 1978-79), guiding the Lobos to a 24-4 mark in 1977-78 when they finished fourth in the final UPI national poll. He averaged 6.1 ppg for Butler in 1952-53 and 1953-54 under coach Tony Hinkle.
• Bob Elliott Sr., 88, was Washington State's third-leading scorer in 1947-48 and 1948-49 under coach Jack Friel.
• Otmer "Gay" Elmore Jr., 73, played for West Virginia in the early 1960s under coach George King.
• Dan Englehardt, 81, averaged 7 ppg and 2.1 rpg for North Carolina State from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Everett Case.
• Paul Espel Jr., 68, played for Villanova in 1966-67 under coach Jack Kraft before serving in U.S. Army during Vietnam War.
• Bill Evans, 90, was named to Drake's All-Decade Team despite having career interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team selection in 1942-43 and 1946-47 before moving up to first-team acclaim in 1947-48 and 1948-49.
• Orlando Febres, 51, averaged 3.9 ppg, 3 rpg and 1.7 apg for New Mexico State from 1982-83 through 1985-86.
• Bobby Finley, 82, averaged 3.2 ppg for West Texas State from 1951-52 through 1953-54.
• Dick "Sonnie" Fisher, 95, was an All-Big Nine Conference first-team selection as Ohio State forward in 1940-41. Halfback was an all-league second-team choice in 1941 in first OSU campaign under coach Paul Brown before becoming a 17th-round pick by the Detroit Lions in 1942 NFL draft.
• Ken Fitzner, 72, averaged 3 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Tennessee Tech in 1963-64 and 1964-65.
• Gary Floan, 74, averaged 6 ppg and 1.5 rpg for Idaho from 1959-60 through 1961-62.
• John "Jack" Flynn, 90, was a top scorer for Maryland in the mid-1940s, earning All-Southern Conference Tournament second-team acclaim in 1944-45.
• Wes Flynn, 74, averaged 9.4 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Arizona from 1960-61 through 1962-63 as one of the Wildcats' top three scorers all three seasons. He was their captain when named Outstanding Senior and Most Inspirational Player in school's first season as member of WAC.
• Dave Forsythe Jr., 71, averaged 1.7 ppg for Rhode Island in 1963-64 and 1964-65.
• Bill C. Foster, 79, coached UNC Charlotte (87-39 record from 1970-71 through 1974-75), Clemson (156-106 from 1975-76 through 1983-84), Miami FL (78-71 from 1985-86 through 1989-90) and Virginia Tech (101-78 from 1991-92 through 1996-97). He directed Clemson to a runner-up spot in the 1980 West Regional before capturing the 1995 NIT title with Virginia Tech.
• Clarence "Bevo" Francis, 82, was an All-American center for Rio Grande (Ohio) in 1952-53 and 1953-54 when he averaged 49.2 ppg. Francis scored an NCAA record 113 points against Hillsdale on February 2, 1954.
• Waldene "Wally" Frank, 76, averaged 12 ppg and 6.7 rpg for Kansas State from 1957-58 through 1959-60 under coach Tex Winter. As a sophomore, Frank was third-leading scorer for national fourth-place team in NCAA playoffs. Two-time All-Big Eight Conference selection led K-State in scoring and rebounding as senior before becoming 26th pick overall in NBA draft.
• Ed Freedman, 85, averaged 1.7 ppg for Connecticut in 1948-49 under coach Hugh Greer.
• H. "Gene" Frymoyer, 89, averaged 6.2 ppg for Lehigh from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
• Herbert Fuller Jr., 88, played for Auburn in 1944-45.
• Walt Funk, 92, was a Penn State letterman in 1943-44 under coach John Lawther. Funk served in U.S. military during WWII.
• Ross Furry, 66, played for Memphis State in 1968-69.
• Ed Garrity Jr., 83, averaged a team-high 16.1 ppg for St. Joseph's in 1952-53. He set a school record for most points in home game at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse by scoring 40 against Rhode Island.
• Fred Geraci, 90, played for Xavier in 1945-46 after serving in U.S. military during WWII.
• Bob Gibson Jr., 88, played hoops for Youngstown State in the late 1940s. He compiled a 19-9 football coaching record with Bowling Green State in three years from 1965 through 1967.
• Sterling Gibson, 84, averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Texas Christian in 1955-56 and 1956-57 under coach Buster Brannon.
• Chester "Chet" Giermak, 87, was an All-American center as a William & Mary senior in 1949-50 when he ranked seventh in the nation in scoring (20.8 ppg) after finishing third the previous year (21.8 ppg). He was the Tribe's all-time leading scorer for 65 years with 2,032 points until Marcus Thornton surpassed him in 2014-15.
• Merlin "Boody" Gilbertson, 92, was a member of Washington's first NCAA playoff team in 1943. After serving in the U.S. military (Army) during WWII, he was co-captain of the final Huskies team coached by Hec Edmundson in 1947.
• Gordon Gillespie, 85, averaged 6.6 ppg for DePaul in 1947-48 and 1948-49 under coach Ray Meyer after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. Gillespie, a hooper with Illinois in 1943-44, went on to be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009 as a coach.
• Bob "Geef" Gilmore, 81, averaged 1.3 ppg for Lehigh in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
• Roger Godfrey, 82, played for Wisconsin from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Bud Foster.
• Brad Goodhart, 68, averaged 4.9 ppg and 4 rpg for St. Mary's in 1965-66 and 1966-67.
• George Gorman, 87, played for Gettysburg from 1947-48 through 1949-50.
• Bob Graham, 91, was an All-PCC South Division selection for Southern California in 1944-45 as the Trojans' captain and team MVP.
• Tommy Green, 59, averaged 11.2 ppg for Southern (La.) in the late 1970s before coaching the Jaguars (74-64 record from 1996-97 through 2000-01).
• Herbert Greene, 71, played for Auburn in the mid-1960s before becoming an assistant coach with his alma mater.
• Larry Greene, 78, averaged 1.2 ppg for Tulane in 1956-57 before transferring to Centenary, where he averaged 9.1 ppg in 1959-60.
• Ralph "Clark" Greenhalgh, 90, was a three-year letterman for Brigham Young in the late 1940s. His college career was interrupted serving with U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan following WWII.
• Jerry Greer, 79, averaged 1.3 ppg and 2 rpg for Northwestern from 1957-58 through 1959-60 after serving in U.S. Marine Corps.
• Bill Gregory III, 79, averaged 3.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg for Auburn from 1955-56 through 1958-59 (redshirt in 1956-57) under coach Joel Eaves.
• Dennis Griffin Jr., 72, averaged 4.8 ppg and 5.3 rpg for Western Michigan in 1962-63 and 1963-64.
• Lawrence Gualtieri, 81, was member of NCAA Tournament team for Wayne State MI in 1956.
• Anton Guitano, 65, averaged 6 ppg and 2.2 rpg for St. Peter's from 1968-69 through 1970-71.
• Gerald "Shorty" Gunnels, 88, played for Idaho in the late 1940s before transferring to Western New Mexico.
• Bill Guthridge, 77, was national coach of the year in 1997-98 when he became winningest first-year mentor in NCAA history (34-4 mark with North Carolina). Coached the Tar Heels two more seasons, finishing with an 80-28 record. Guthridge played for Kansas State under coach Tex Winter.
• Richard Gwinn, 87, lettered for Missouri in 1945-46.
• Jack Haley, 51, was a backup center for UCLA from 1984-85 through 1986-87 after attending junior college.
• Steve Hall, 44, averaged 1.2 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Ohio State from 1988-89 through 1991-92. As a senior, he appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the Southeast Regional #1-seed Buckeyes.
• Mark Haller, 99, was a starting center with Syracuse for two seasons in the late 1930s before serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• Tom Hamilton, 75, averaged 6.2 ppg and 5.1 rpg for Morehead State from 1958-59 through 1961-62. He was a younger brother of former MLB pitcher Steve Hamilton, who remains the Eagles' all-time leading rebounder.
• Reggie Hannah, 56, averaged 14.7 ppg and 8.9 rpg for Florida from 1977-78 through 1979-80 before transferring to South Alabama, where he averaged 14.3 ppg and 6.6 rpg in 1981-82 under coach Cliff Ellis. All-SEC third-team selection as a junior was leader in rebounding average all four seasons with the two schools.
• Kyp Hardaway, 52, played for Oral Roberts in 1981-82.
• Milo "Gene" Harmon, 63, averaged 16.7 ppg and 6.1 rpg for Creighton from 1971-72 through 1973-74, leading the Bluejays in scoring each season under coach Eddie Sutton.
• Welton "Bill" Harper, 89, averaged 4.4 ppg for Oregon State from 1948-49 through 1950-51 under coach Slats Gill. Harper, who participated in the Final Four his sophomore season as an All-PCC North Division second-team selection, spent more than four decades as a scout with the Philadelphia Phillies; best known for signing Hall of Fame 2B Ryne Sandberg.
• Jim Harris, 66, played for Kentucky in 1968-69 under coach Adolph Rupp.
• Larry Hayes, 88, was a member of Oklahoma A&M teams reaching NCAA tourney title games in 1946 and 1949 under coach Hank Iba. Hayes served in U.S. Air Corps Pilot Training Program during WWII.
• Harry Hayward Jr., 66, averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Michigan in 1969-70 and 1970-71 under coach Johnny Orr.
• August "Bud" Heineman, 85, averaged 8.5 ppg for Missouri from 1948-49 through 1950-51. He was the Tigers' top scorer with 11.8 ppg as senior co-captain.
• Leo Helmuth, 79, was a walk-on for Purdue in the late 1950s.
• Bob Hendricks, 88, was a two-year starter for Texas Christian in the late 1940s.
• Ken Hensley, 74, played for Kansas in 1959-60.
• Jim Herbig Sr., 90, played for Dayton in 1945-46 after serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Gunner was only survivor when B-17 bomber "Stardust" was shot down over Germany. POW walked 600 miles in "The Black Death March" for three months in middle of winter.
• John "Babe" Higgins, 90, was an All-PCC South Division selection for both California in 1943-44 under coach Nibs Price and Stanford in 1946-47 and 1947-48 under coach Everett Dean. Higgins also lettered in football for each Bay Area institution. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Tom Hilbish, 96, played for Miami (Fla.) in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
• George Hill, 85, played for Auburn in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was the Tigers' second-leading rebounder as a senior with 7.9 rpg under coach Joel Eaves.
• Tim Hill averaged 15.5 ppg for Siena from 1952-53 through 1955-56.
• Harold "Bud" Hjelm II averaged 10.4 ppg and 4.1 rpg for San Jose State from 1952-53 through 1954-55. He was an All-CBA second-team selection as a junior and senior.
• Chris Hobbs, 33, was named to the ACC All-Rookie Team in 2000-01 when he led Clemson in field-goal shooting (56.6%) and rebounding (6.3 rpg). Hobbs, the Tigers' runner-up in rebounding each of his last three seasons, posted career averages of 8.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg.
• Dick Hoffman, 88, averaged 7.6 ppg and 4.3 rpg for Miami (Fla.) from 1950-51 through 1952-53.
• Leslie Holbrook, 70, played for Xavier in the mid-1960s.
• Eddie Hole, 84, averaged 6.1 ppg for Rhode Island from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
• John "Jack" Holland Jr., 86, played for Villanova in the late 1940s under coach Alex Severance.
• Bruce Holzschuh, 80, averaged 7.1 ppg and 4.7 rpg for Clemson from 1953-54 through 1955-56.
• Dick Honingford, 83, played for Notre Dame in the mid-1950s.
• Bob Hopkins, 80, remains Grambling's all-time scoring leader (3,756 points) and coached his alma mater (44-45 record in three seasons from 1986-87 through 1988-89). He also coached four other HBCU institutions - Prairie View A&M (10-14 in 1964-65), Alcorn State (70-12 in three seasons from 1966-67 through 1968-69), Southern (38-19 in two seasons in 1984-85 and 1985-86) plus Maryland-Eastern Shore (8-47 in two seasons in 1990-91 and 1991-92). Hopkins directed Southern to the NCAA playoffs in 1985.
• Whitney "Cowboy" Howard, 93, played for Mississippi State in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Charles "Bambi" Howland, 72, averaged 4.8 ppg and 5.2 rpg for Alabama in 1963-64 and 1964-65.
• Guy Huestis, 64, played for Washington State in the early 1970s. He passed away following ALS diagnosis.
• Nate Huffman, 40, was the first seven-footer in Central Michigan history and led the MAC in rebounding in 1996-97.
• Don Hughes, 84, averaged 1.5 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Cornell in the mid-1950s.
• Hot Rod Hundley, 80, was a two-time NCAA consensus All-American who averaged 24.5 ppg and 10.6 rpg for West Virginia from 1954-55 through 1956-57.
• William "Tat" Hunter Sr., 48, averaged 7.6 ppg and 6.5 rpg for Florida State from 1985-86 through 1988-89. He led the Seminoles in rebounding each of last two seasons with NCAA tourney teams.
• Bob Hutchinson, 79, averaged 1.6 ppg and 2.7 rpg for Penn State in 1960-61 and 1961-62.
• Tony Iacovino, 88, was a three-year letterman for St. Bonaventure in the late 1940s and roommate of Eddie Donovan after serving in U.S. Navy in the Philippines during WWII. Iacovino averaged 2.7 ppg his last two seasons.
• John Irving, 61, averaged 13.2 ppg and 15.4 rpg with Hofstra from 1974-75 through 1976-77, finishing among nation's top four rebounders and earning All-ECC honors all three seasons. He averaged 4.1 ppg and 6.2 rpg as Arizona freshman in 1972-73 before transferring.
• Ron Jacobs, 72, coached Loyola Marymount for one season (14-14 record in 1979-80).
• Theodore "Ted" Jacobs, 89, averaged 4.9 ppg for Ohio State from 1947-48 through 1949-50 under coach Tippy Dye after serving in U.S. military during WWII. As a senior, Jacobs scored 16 points in 27 minutes in two NCAA playoff games.
• Dr. Mike Jaekels, 86, played for Notre Dame in 1949-50 under coach Moose Krause.
• Charlie James, 71, averaged 3.6 ppg for San Francisco's 1965 NCAA playoff team that lost to UCLA in West Regional final.
• Dr. Robert "Joe" Jameson, 72, averaged 2.2 ppg and 2.1 rpg for Purdue from 1963-64 through 1965-66.
• Royce Jeffries, 46, became one of Oklahoma State's all-time leaders in FG% in the late 1980s. He was shot in the back multiple times while working as a bouncer at Kansas City bar.
• Lionel Jenkins, 80, averaged 4.8 ppg for Providence from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Joe Mullaney.
• Thornton Jenkins, 91, was a four-year letterman for Missouri, leading the Tigers in scoring in 1942-43, 1946-47 and 1947-48 as a three-time All-Big Six Conference selection. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• Bob Jeran, 94, played for West Virginia in 1943-44 before serving in U.S. Air Force during WWII.
• Jim Jochems, 80, averaged 3.3 ppg and 3.6 rpg for Colorado from 1955-56 through 1957-58.
• Doyle Johnson, 89, was a juco recruit who played for Oklahoma A&M in the mid-1940s under coach Hank Iba.
• Howard Johnson, 82, averaged 7.9 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Iowa State in 1953-54.
• Ralph Johnson, 84, averaged 10.3 ppg for Baylor from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Bill Henderson. Johnson participated in Final Four his sophomore season before becoming an All-SWC first-team selection as the Bears' top scorer each of final two years.
• Ron Johnson, 76, was a two-time All-American and All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection who averaged 19.6 ppg and 12.1 rpg for Minnesota from 1957-58 through 1959-60. He led the Gophers in rebounding all three seasons.
• Johnny Jones, 68, averaged 19.6 ppg and 8.7 rpg for Villanova from 1966-67 through 1968-69 under coach Jack Kraft. Leading scorer and rebounder for the Wildcats each of first two seasons before All-American Howard Porter and fellow Floridian joined roster.
• Bob Jorgenson, 88, averaged team-high 11.3 ppg for Washington as freshman All-PCC North Division selection in 1944-45 before becoming one of the Huskies' top five scorers for their 1948 NCAA playoff squad. He served in U.S. Air Corps during WWII.
• Dr. Bernard Kaminski, 82, averaged 10.9 ppg for Massachusetts in 1951-52 before leaving school to serve in U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
• Bob Kauffman, 69, was an All-American for Guilford NC in 1967-68 before becoming third pick overall in NBA draft. He averaged 22.7 ppg and 15.9 rpg during four-year college career.
• Ralph Kauffman, 81, averaged 4.2 ppg for Michigan in 1951-52 and 1952-53.
• Bill Kelley, 89, lettered for Texas Tech in 1944-45 and 1945-46. Tight end played with the Green Bay Packers in 1949.
• Harold "Hardwood" Kelly, 91, was Mississippi's leading scorer with 9.4 ppg in 1946-47 after serving in U.S. military during WWII. He was runner-up in total points for the Rebels with 241 in 1947-48.
• Joe Kennelly, 78, sandwiched NIT appearances with Dayton in 1958 (runner-up) and 1960 around leading the Flyers in rebounding as a junior with 11.7 rpg.
• Frank Kerns, 82, coached Georgia Southern (243-132 record from 1981-82 through 1993-94), guiding the Eagles to three NCAA playoff appearances (1983-87-92).
• Tom Ketchum, 86, played for Loyola New Orleans in early 1950s. He served as a medic in U.S. Army.
• Sammie Key, 76, averaged 13.4 ppg and 5 rpg for Western Michigan from 1958-59 through 1960-61. He was an All-MAC second-team selection as sophomore when WMU's runner-up in scoring.
• Bill Kidd, 87, averaged 1.1 ppg for Louisville from 1947-48 to 1952-53 under coach Peck Hickman. Kidd's career was interrupted (missed 1950-51 and 1951-52 seasons) by serving in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict.
• Tom King, 91, averaged 11.5 ppg for Michigan in 1943-44 as teammate of Dave Strack, who subsequently guided the Wolverines to back-to-back Final Fours in mid-1960s. King served in U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and later in Korean Conflict.
• Billy Kirkpatrick, 82, averaged 11.1 ppg and 2 rpg for Auburn from 1952-53 through 1954-55 under coach Joel Eaves after serving in U.S. Army and Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. He was an All-SEC second-team selection as senior captain when leading the Tigers in scoring with 18.7 ppg.
• Gerald "Jerry" Kittredge, 84, averaged 6.2 ppg for Temple in 1950-51 and 1952-53. In his first season, he was runner-up with the Owls in rebounding (12.1 rpg) to NCAA unanimous first-team All-American Bill Mlkvy.
• Ralph Klaerich, 87, averaged 10.1 ppg for Loyola of Chicago in 1948-49 and 1949-50 (led Ramblers in points scored).
• Grover Klemmer, 94, played for California in 1942-43. He set the world record in 400 meters with a time of 46.0 seconds in 1941. He won national AAU/TAC 440 titles in 1940 and 1941 and was a member of the Bears' world record-setting relay team in 1941.
• Frank Klonoski III, 83, played for Tulane in 1951-52 under coach Clifford Wells.
• Bob Klostermeyer, 83, averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.5 rpg for St. Louis from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under coach Eddie Hickey. As a sophomore, he was member of the Billikens' first NCAA tourney team.
• Ed Knight Jr., 93, played for Georgia in 1947-48.
• Lamont "Monty" Knight, 54, averaged 13.8 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Virginia Commonwealth from 1978-79 through 1981-82. He participated in the NCAA playoffs as a sophomore and junior.
• Bill Knipp, 75, averaged 5.5 ppg for Air Force from 1959-60 through 1961-62. Senior captain played for the Falcons' first two NCAA tourney teams.
• Jim Konstanty, 73, played for Cornell from 1961-62 through 1963-64.
• Barry Koval, 68, averaged 4.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg and team-high 4.8 apg for Virginia in 1967-68.
• Fred Kovar, 85, averaged 6.8 ppg for St. Louis from 1949-50 through 1951-52. As a senior, All-Missouri Valley Conference second-team selection played in both the NCAA playoffs and NIT.
• Paul Krieger, 73, averaged 8.7 ppg and 9.3 rpg for Pittsburgh from 1961-62 through 1963-64. He was the Panthers' leading rebounder for national postseason tourney teams as a junior (NCAA) and senior (NIT).
• Brian Kulas, 77, led Wisconsin in scoring average with 15.8 ppg in 1958-59 under coach Bud Foster.
• Alan Kyber, 81, averaged 3.1 ppg and 4.5 rpg for Furman from 1953-54 through 1955-56 under coach Lyles Alley. Kyber played in historic game on 2-13-54 when teammate Frank Selvy scored major-college record 100 points against Newberry SC. Kyber coached American University to a 34-39 record from 1966-67 through 1968-69 in school's first three seasons at major-college level.
• Paul LaBrue, 72, averaged 3.5 ppg for Oklahoma State from 1962-63 through 1964-65 under coach Hank Iba. LaBrue was sixth man as senior for NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional runner-up.
• Jack Landon Sr., 89, played for Oklahoma from 1943-44 through 1946-47, earning All-Big Six Conference second-team honors as a junior before averaging 5.3 ppg with the Sooners' NCAA Tournament runner-up as a senior.
• Edmond Lawrence, 62, was a four-time All-Southland Conference selection who averaged 19.5 ppg and 11.9 rpg for McNeese State from 1972-73 through 1975-76 when the Cowboys made their transition to NCAA Division I status.
• Bob Lawson, 84, averaged 1.8 ppg for Colorado from 1950-51 through 1952-53.
• Gary Lechman, 75, averaged 20.7 ppg and 13 rpg for Gonzaga from 1964-65 through 1966-67. Led the Zags in scoring and rebounding average all three seasons as an All-Big Sky Conference first-team selection. Ranked among the nation's top six in FG% in each of his last two campaigns.
• Gennaro "Jerry" Lembo, 87, averaged 2.5 ppg for Providence from 1949-50 through 1951-52. He served as a Sergeant First Class in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict.
• Bobby Lesley, 74, was a juco recruit who averaged 11.3 ppg and 2.4 rpg in 1961-62 and 1962-63 for coach Don Haskins' first two Texas-El Paso squads.
• Guy Lewis, 93, was a two-time national coach of the year who directed Houston to five Final Fours during his 30-year coaching career with the Cougars (592-279 record from 1956-57 through 1985-86). He averaged 20.3 ppg for UH in the mid-1940s before nine different All-Americans featuring Otis Birdsong, Clyde Drexler, Elvin Hayes and Hakeem Olajuwon helped him become his alma mater's all-time winningest coach.
• Bob Light, 88, remains Appalachian State's all-time winningest coach (211-178 from 1957-58 through 1971-72) after helping the Mountaineers make the transition to the NCAA Division I level in his final campaign.
• Jim Lindsey, 84, played for Louisiana State in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
• Ed Liptak, 86, averaged 3.7 ppg for Connecticut in 1949-50 and 1950-51.
• Jack Little, 84, was on Texas Tech's roster in 1949-50.
• Larry Little, 75, coached Centenary (100-33 record from 1971-72 through 1975-76) and Hawaii (103-143 from 1976-77 through 1984-85). His most famous pupil was center Robert Parish with Centenary.
• Bob Lockley Sr., 85, was a Philadelphia native who played for Kansas in 1955-56 under coach Phog Allen.
• Ron Logback, 75, played three seasons for New Mexico State in early 1960s, appearing in 1960 NCAA playoffs. Successor to QB Charley Johnson for school's football squad.
• Jim Loscutoff, 85, was a juco recruit who averaged 14.4 ppg and 14.8 rpg for Oregon in 1950-51 and 1954-55 (career interrupted by stint in U.S. Army).
• Ernie Lotano, 74, averaged 5.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg for Syracuse in 1960-61 before transferring to Albany.
• Dick Lotts, 83, averaged 2.5 ppg for Virginia in the Cavaliers' first two seasons as member of ACC in 1953-54 and 1954-55.
• Danny Lotz, 78, averaged 1.7 ppg and 2.1 rpg for North Carolina from 1956-57 through 1958-59 under coach Frank McGuire. Member of the Tar Heels' 1957 undefeated club as sophomore and captain as senior was a son-in-law of evangelist Billy Graham.
• Bobby Lowther, 91, was an All-SEC first-team selection for Louisiana State in 1945-46. He won four SEC titles in the javelin and pole vault and was triple jump winner at the 1946 AAU championships.
• John "Jack" Luhring, 87, averaged 3.8 ppg for Iowa State from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
• Ray Lumpp, 91, tied for NYU high-scoring output in 1948 NIT title tilt setback against St. Louis University.
• Tom Lunceford, 65, averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg for Santa Clara from 1969-70 through 1971-72. He appeared in NCAA playoffs as a sophomore.
• Baldo Lutich, 84, was a member of Arizona's first NCAA playoff team in 1951 under coach Fred Enke.
• Walt Lysaght, 86, averaged 13 ppg for Richmond from 1952-53 through 1955-56 after serving in U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. All-Southern Conference second-team selection as a senior finished among UR's top four scorers all four seasons and top two rebounders each of last three years.
• Bob MacKinnon, 87, played for Canisius before coaching his alma mater (142-163 record in 14 seasons from 1958-59 through 1971-72).
• Owen Mahorn Jr., 61, averaged 11 ppg and 6.1 rpg for Fairfield in 1973-74 and 1974-75.
• Charles Malone, 88, played for Vanderbilt in 1945-46.
• Roy Marble, 48, became Iowa's all-time leading scorer (2,116 points) by averaging 15.8 ppg from 1985-86 through 1988-89. He was an All-Big Ten Conference selection his last three seasons.
• Marc Marotta, 52, was Marquette's leading rebounder his final two campaigns in 1982-83 and 1983-84. He averaged 8.2 ppg and 5.1 rpg in his four-year college career.
• Ronnie Marra, 83, was member of Seton Hall's NIT titlist in 1953 as teammate of All-American Walter Dukes.
• Dwight "Bud" Marsee, 86, played for Purdue in 1947-48 before incurring a spinal injury in an automobile accident en route to the NCAA golf championship at Stanford.
• Jack Martin, 93, compiled a 375-323 coaching record with Hardin-Simmons TX (41-35 in three seasons from 1948-49 through 1950-51) and Lamar (334-283 in 25 seasons from 1951-52 through 1975-76). He was predecessor to Billy Tubbs when Lamar made transition to NCAA Division I level. Martin served in U.S. Army Air Corps in Pacific Theatre during WWII before becoming an All-Border Conference second-team selection for Hardin-Simmons in 1947-48.
• Maurice Martin, 89, averaged 3 ppg for Kansas from 1945-46 through 1949-50. His college career was interrupted by serving as Fireman Second Class in U.S. Navy.
• Anthony Mason, 48, averaged 18.7 ppg and 8.1 rpg for Tennessee State from 1984-85 through 1987-88, leading the Tigers in scoring and rebounding his last three seasons.
• Randy Mateling, 66, averaged 1.2 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Georgia in 1969-70 and 1970-71.
• Fred Mattlin, 64, played for Yale in 1970-71 under coach Joe Vancisin.
• John Matulich, 84, averaged 2.1 ppg for UCLA's first NCAA tourney team in 1949-50 under coach John Wooden.
• Ken McCally, 82, averaged 7.4 ppg and 5.3 rpg for Navy from 1951-52 through 1954-55 under coach Ben Carnevale. McCally made decisive basket in closing moments of 69-67 win against Cornell in 1954 NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinals.
• Lucius "William" McClellan, 93, played for Miami (Fla.) in 1948-49 after gunner in B-24 Liberator was shot down in February 1944 during WWII and became POW at Stalag XVII in Austria.
• Ryan McDermott, 37, averaged 1.1 ppg and 1.7 rpg for New Mexico State in 1999-00 and 2000-01 under coach Lou Henson after compiling a 6-17 record and 6.27 ERA as RHP in Cleveland Indians' farm system from 1996 through 1998.
• Darrell McGee, 47, averaged 7.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 5 apg and 1.2 spg for New Mexico from 1986-87 through 1989-90. The Lobos' all-time assists leader paced WAC in that category as a junior with 7.4 apg.
• Dick McGee, 91, averaged 10.6 ppg for Muhlenberg PA from 1946-47 through 1949-50, finishing team runner-up in scoring in three of those seasons.
• Bob McGoff, 67, played for Hofstra in 1968-69.
• Eddie McHugh, 86, averaged 11.6 ppg for Yale from 1949-50 through 1951-52 under coach Howard Hobson. McHugh, a two-year captain, was an All-EIBL (forerunner of Ivy League) second-team selection as a junior when leading Bulldogs in scoring. He hit .261 as a 2B in the Boston/Milwaukee Braves' farm system in three years (1952-56-57).
• Phil McHugh, 80, averaged 5.8 ppg as a three-year hoops starter for Oregon from 1954-55 through 1956-57. He was also a three-year letterman in football, leading the Ducks in pass receptions as senior captain with 11.
• Paul "George" McLaughlin, 83, averaged 10.3 ppg for St. Mary's from 1950-51 through 1952-53. McLaughlin was an All-CBA (predecessor to WCC) selection as a senior. He served in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict.
• Russell McLaughlin, 88, played for Drake in 1948-49 and 1949-50 after college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Navy in Guam during WWII. He was a football letterman with Iowa in 1944.
• Charles McNeil, 77, averaged 14.5 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Maryland from 1957-58 through 1959-60, leading the Terrapins in scoring as a sophomore and junior. All-ACC second-team selection as a junior after helping the Terrapins make their first NCAA tourney appearance the previous season.
• Phil McNiff, 88, averaged 7.3 ppg for George Washington in 1947-48 and 1948-49 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Matt Meiners, 37, played for Wisconsin in 1996-97 under coach Dick Bennett.
• Dave Meyers, 62, was an NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1974-75 when leading UCLA's NCAA Tournament champion in scoring and rebounding in John Wooden's final season as coach of the Bruins.
• Edward "Ned" Milde, 93, played for Villanova in 1941-42 and 1942-43 under coach Alex Severance before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Frank Mixon was a juco recruit who averaged 18.6 ppg and 8.5 rpg for Denver in 1963-64 and 1964-65, leading the Pioneers in scoring both seasons.
• Roger Mockford, 90, played for Oregon in late 1940s after serving in U.S. Army during WWII and fighting in the Battle of the Bulge.
• Samuel "John" Moffatt Jr., 88, averaged 9.9 ppg for George Washington from 1947-48 through 1949-50. He was GWU's top scorer as a senior when earning All-Southern Conference second-team honors.
• Andy Mogish, 95, had his three-year career (4.5 ppg) with Syracuse in mid-1940s interrupted by stint in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII in European Theatre.
• Jim Mooney, 85, was a three-year starter for Villanova from 1950-51 through 1952-53 under coach Alex Severance before serving in the U.S. Marine Corps near end of Korean Conflict. He led the Wildcats in rebounding as a sophomore with 14.7 rpg.
• Frank Moore, 89, averaged 6.1 ppg for Penn State in 1950-51 after serving in U.S. military with Occupation Army in Germany.
• Martice Moore, 40, averaged 10.2 ppg and 4.6 rpg for Georgia Tech in 1992-93 and 1993-94 before averaging 12.5 ppg and 6.9 rpg for Colorado in 1995-96 and 1996-97. Moore participated in NCAA tourney with both schools.
• Zach Moritz, 27, averaged 2.9 ppg and 2 rpg for Boise State from 2007-08 through 2010-11. He died from Lyme disease.
• Edwin Morris, 92, was a North Carolina State letterman in 1945-46 after serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Dr. John Murphy, 68, averaged 10.2 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Bucknell from 1965-66 through 1967-68. He was senior captain.
• Dr. Ken Nanson, 78, averaged 11.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Oregon State from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Slats Gill. He was runner-up in points scored to All-American Dave Gambee all three seasons with the Beavers.
• Paul Naponick, 67, was a football player who averaged 5.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg for Pittsburgh in 1967-68. His older brother, John, was a football/basketball player at Virginia.
• Ernie Neal, 91, played for Oregon State in the late 1940s after serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
• Jim Nebergall, 92, averaged 7 ppg for Wichita in 1948-49. He had been recruited by coach Jack Gardner to play for Kansas State before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• John Neeley, 87, averaged 3.4 ppg for Oregon from 1948-49 through 1950-51.
• Nick Nicholas, 81, played for Cincinnati in mid-1950s under coach George Smith.
• Bob "Bevo" Nordmann, 75, averaged 11 ppg and shot 55.7% from the floor with St. Louis University from 1958-59 through 1960-61. He was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection as a junior.
• Mike Norris, 70, averaged 10.5 ppg for DePaul from 1964-65 through 1966-67, leading the Blue Demons in scoring as senior with 17.3 ppg under coach Ray Meyer.
• Dan Nyimicz, 90, was North Carolina's captain in 1948-49 when he averaged 7.5 ppg. Nyimicz served as a Sergeant in U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific during WWII.
• Tommy O'Keefe, 87, averaged 10.5 ppg for Georgetown from 1946-47 through 1949-50 to become the school's first 1,000-point career scorer. Notre Dame transfer led the Hoyas in scoring each of his last three campaigns and was senior captain. He coached the Hoyas to an 82-60 record in six seasons from 1960-61 through 1965-66.
• Joe Ossola, 86, averaged 8.6 ppg for St. Louis from 1946-47 through 1949-50. He was a teammate of All-American Ed Macauley on 1948 NIT titlist before becoming an All-Missouri Valley Conference selection the next two seasons. Ossola hit .265 as a C in the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system in four years from 1950 through 1953. His son, Ken, was an eighth-round pick by the New York Mets in 1969 MLB draft.
• Mac Otten, 90, averaged 9.3 ppg for Bowling Green State's NIT teams in 1947-48 and 1948-49 as teammate of eventual All-American Charles Share. Otten's brother, Don, was an A-A for BGSU in 1945-46.
• Roger Paluska, 73, averaged 3.1 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Denver in 1961-62 and 1962-63.
• Dai-Jon Parker, 22, averaged 7.8 ppg and 4.4 rpg for Vanderbilt in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
• Rev. John Parker, 73, was a teammate of All-American Dave DeBusschere on Detroit's NIT teams in 1960 and 1961.
• Jack Parr, 78, was a two-time All-American center who averaged 16.9 ppg and 12.7 rpg for Kansas State from 1955-56 through 1957-58 under coach Tex Winter. As a senior, Parr was the second-leading scorer and rebounder for the Wildcats' Final Four squad.
• Jesse Pate, 41, was a J.C. recruit who posted a team-high scoring average (13.4 ppg) for Arkansas' NCAA Tournament team in 1995-96.
• Jim Paul, 81, played for St. Louis in 1953-54 under coach Eddie Hickey.
• Joe Pehanick Sr., 86, was leading scorer (20.5 ppg) and rebounder (10 rpg) for Seattle's NCAA tourney team in 1953-54. He was 55th pick overall in NBA draft that year.
• Albert "Pat" Peppler, 93, played three seasons for Michigan State in mid-1940s. His college career was interrupted while serving in U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He went on to earn four Super Bowl rings after becoming Green Bay Packers director of player personnel under Vince Lombardi before accepting Don Shula's offer as director of pro scouting with the Miami Dolphins. Peppler compiled a 3-6 record as interim coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 1976.
• Ed Petrie, 82, averaged 12.9 ppg and 3.3 rpg for Seton Hall from 1953-54 through 1955-56, finishing runner-up in scoring with the Pirates' NIT teams as junior and senior.
• Mike Phillips, 59, was the starting center for Kentucky's NCAA Tournament champion as a senior. He averaged 11.4 ppg and 6.3 rpg from 1974-75 through 1977-78.
• David Pike Jr., 67, averaged 12 ppg and 4.5 rpg for Missouri in 1968-69 and 1969-70 under coach Norm Stewart. Juco recruit was among the Tigers' top three scorers both seasons, earning All-Big Eight Conference second-team acclaim as a junior.
• L.J. Pipkin, 58, averaged 11.1 ppg and 7 rpg for North Carolina A&T from 1975-76 through 1978-79. Two-time All-MEAC second-team selection led Aggies in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore.
• Ernie Plank, 89, was a member of Ohio State's NCAA playoff team in 1944 before serving in U.S. Navy during WWII. He was a rookie area scout for the San Francisco 49ers in 1979 when encouraging Bill Walsh to draft Notre Dame's Joe Montana after competing against the quarterback while on Northwestern's coaching staff.
• Joe Posch averaged 3.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg for West Virginia from 1958-59 through 1960-61. As a sophomore, he paced Jerry West-led NCAA Tournament runner-up in free-throw shooting (88%).
• Art Powell, 78, averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg for San Jose State in partial season in 1956-57. Wide receiver led the AFL in pass reception yards in 1962 and 1963 and in touchdowns on pass receptions in 1960 and 1963 before playing in four AFL All-Star Games.
• Duriel Price, 32, played for West Virginia from 2002-03 through 2004-05 under coach John Beilein.
• Phil Provo III, 68, averaged 3.7 ppg for Toledo from 1967-68 through 1969-70 under coach Bob Nichols.
• John Quillen Sr., 79, averaged 7.8 ppg for Virginia Tech from 1954-55 through 1956-57.
• Harold Rahn Jr., 88, played for Penn State in late 1940s. He served in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Ronnie Register, 70, averaged 3.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Louisiana State in 1964-65.
• George Reid, 48, averaged 2.8 ppg and 2 rpg for Ohio University from 1985-86 through 1988-89.
• C.G. "Perk" Reitemeier Jr., 86, played for Kansas State in 1950-51 under coach Jack Gardner before serving in U.S. Army during Korean Conflict.
• Minister Ezelle Rivers, 52, averaged 3.1 ppg and 2.7 rpg for UALR from 1981-82 through 1984-85.
• Karl Roesler, 74, averaged 6.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg for Notre Dame from 1959-60 through 1961-62. He was the Fighting Irish's second-leading rebounder as a senior.
• Gordon Rogers, 79, averaged 2.9 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Michigan in 1957-58 and 1958-59 after transferring from Western Michigan.
• Ken Rohloff, 76, averaged 12.4 ppg and 3 rpg for North Carolina State from 1960-61 through 1962-63, finishing among the Wolfpack's top three in scoring average each season under coach Everett Case. Two-time All-ACC second-team selection was co-captain as senior.
• Daryl Ross, 60, averaged 10.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg for Montana State from 1973-74 through 1975-76. All-Big Sky Conference second-team selection as a senior when he was the Bobcats' leading scorer with 16 ppg.
• Bill Roth, 91, played for Northwestern in late 1940s after juco recruit served as a lieutenant flying 25 bombing missions over enemy territory during WWII.
• John Rowland, 89, played for Southern Methodist in 1945-46.
• Alan Rubenstein, 86, averaged 2.6 ppg for Rutgers in 1948-49 after averaging 3.3 ppg in 1947-48.
• Adolph "Abe" Rubin, 86, averaged 1.7 ppg for Missouri from 1948-49 through 1950-51.
• Bill Rucks, 61, was a seven-footer who averaged 2.9 ppg and 3 rpg for Illinois from 1972-73 through 1974-75.
• John Rudometkin, 75, was a two-time All-American and All-AAWU first-team selection who averaged 18.8 ppg and 10.5 rpg for Southern California from 1959-60 through 1961-62. He averaged 25 ppg and 12.8 rpg in the Trojans' four NCAA playoff games in 1960 and 1961.
• Raymond Farley "Fish" Salmon Jr., 88, earned basketball letters for Mississippi in 1945 and 1946. SEC's first split-T formation QB succeeded Charlie Conerly at Ole Miss in 1948 for 8-1 team after previously being a halfback and serving in Army Air Corps during WWII.
• H. "Ken" Sanders, 74, played briefly for Virginia in 1959-60.
• Philip "Flip" Saunders, 77, averaged 8.2 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Minnesota from 1973-74 through 1976-77, pacing the Gophers in free-throw percentage three seasons in a row.
• Bernard "Ben" Schadler, 90, was three-year letterman for Northwestern in the mid-1940s. Captain of team as senior in 1946-47 after earning All-Big Nine Conference second-team honors in 1944-45. He was a 31st-round selection by the Detroit Lions as back in 1945 NFL draft.
• Dolph Schayes, 87, averaged 10.2 ppg for NYU from 1944-45 through 1947-48 under coach Howard Cann. Schayes was the third-leading scorer for the Violets' 1945 national runner-up.
• Marty Scheinkman, 95, played for CCNY in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
• Tom Schneider, 68, averaged 15.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg for Bucknell from 1966-67 through 1968-69, leading the Bison in scoring as a senior. Compiled a 97-150 coaching record in nine seasons with Lehigh (16-42 in 1983-84 and 1984-85), Penn (51-54 from 1985-86 through 1988-89) and Loyola MD (30-54 from 1989-90 through 1991-92).
• Roger Schnobrich, 85, averaged 4.2 ppg with Minnesota in 1950-51 after transferring from St. Thomas MN.
• Dave Scholz, 67, averaged 20.5 ppg and 9.7 rpg for Illinois from 1966-67 through 1968-69. Three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection was All-American as senior.
• Milt Schoon, 92, starred for Valparaiso in the mid-1940s. Valpo defeated George Mikan-led DePaul in 1943-44.
• Giles Scofield Jr., 98, was an All-EIBL first-team selection for Princeton as senior captain in 1938-39.
• Ed Searcy, 75, averaged 3.5 ppg and 4.1 rpg for Illinois in 1959-60 and 1960-61 under coach Harry Combes before transferring to DII Southern Illinois under coach Jack Hartman.
• Jim Senske averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.9 rpg for Loyola Marymount in 1959-60 and 1960-61.
• Bob Shea Sr., 90, played for [Rhode Island State](schools/rhode-island0 in the mid-1940s under coach Frank Keaney. Shea was senior co-captain of 1946 NIT runner-up.
• Charles Shuffield, 70, averaged 3.9 ppg and 2.3 rpg for Western Kentucky in 1963-64 and 1964-65.
• Allen "Bones" Simpson, 79, was a two-time All-Border Conference second-team selection for West Texas State. He averaged 12.9 ppg and 6.3 rpg from 1955-56 through 1957-58.
• Chris Slade, 41, played for Vanderbilt in 1995-96.
• Dean Smith, 83, coached North Carolina (879-254 record in 36 seasons from 1961-62 through 1996-97) to 11 Final Four appearances, capturing NCAA titles in 1982 and 1993. Two-time national coach of the year won 13 ACC Tournament championships, directed the Tar Heels to 28 final Top 20 rankings and had 22 All-Americans. He played for Kansas under legendary coach Phog Allen, averaging 1.6 ppg from 1950-51 through 1952-53. Member of 1952 NCAA titlist.
• Edward Spethman, 84, played for Creighton in 1949-50.
• John Stasio, 72, was Xavier's third-leading rebounder (5.9 rpg) as a senior in 1964-65 when averaging 8.4 ppg.
• Bill Stauffer, 85, averaged 11.5 ppg and school-record 13.6 rpg for Missouri from 1949-50 through 1951-52 when pacing the Tigers in rebounding each season. All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection his final two campaigns was 7th pick overall in 1952 NBA draft after earning All-American acclaim.
• Ron Stenhouse, 74, averaged 5 ppg for Rhode Island from 1959-60 through 1961-62.
• Joe Sterling Sr., 90, lettered multiple seasons with Auburn in the late 1940s.
• Wayne Stout, 61, played for California in 1972-73.
• Hugh Stringfield, 82, played for Utah in 1952-53 in Vadal Peterson's final season as coach before Stringfield served in U.S. Army.
• Chris Stucke, 50, played for Bowling Green State in the mid-1980s.
• Cleveland "Buster" Sullivan Jr. played for Rice in 1959-60 and 1960-61.
• Don Suman, 95, earned letter for 1944 SWC regular-season co-champion Rice before coaching his alma mater to a 132-105 record in 10 seasons from 1949-50 through 1958-59 (reaching 1954 NCAA playoff regional semifinals). General Manager of AFL charter member Houston Oilers, which won the first two league titles in 1960 and 1961.
• Bill "Shotgun" Sutton, 92, played for Davidson in 1942-43 before serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Van Sweet, 94, played for Baylor in early 1940s before coaching the Bears to an 8-29 record in 1943-44 and 1944-45. Spent three years in the U.S. Navy serving with amphibious forces in the Pacific theater. Coached Pacific to a 94-186 mark in 11 seasons from 1952-53 through 1962-63 when school made transition to major-college level.
• Dr. Rex Swett, 76, averaged 7.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg for Nebraska from 1959-60 through 1961-62. He was runner-up in scoring with the Huskers as a junior.
• Karl Tarbell II, 89, averaged 5.2 ppg for South Carolina in 1945-46 before transferring to Connecticut, where he played in 1946-47 and 1947-48. Tarbell was in Naval officer training when WWII ended.
• Jerry Tarkanian, 84, coached Long Beach State (122-20 record in five seasons from 1968-69 through 1972-73), UNLV (509-105 in 19 seasons from 1973-74 through 1991-92) and Fresno State (153-80 in seven seasons from 1995-96 through 2001-02). UPI national coach of the year in 1983 guided UNLV to four Final Fours, including an NCAA title in 1990.
• Roy Tarpley, 50, was a two-time All-American who averaged 13.1 ppg and 7.8 rpg for Michigan from 1982-83 through 1985-86 under coach Bill Frieder. Tarpley led the Wolverines in scoring and rebounding his final three seasons.
• Jeremiah Tate, 19, was a Wofford guard who drowned after YMCA Camp counselor dove off bridge into lake for a swim at 2 a.m.
• Richard Tate, 71, was a juco recruit who averaged 10.1 ppg and 3.1 rpg for Utah in 1964-65 and 1965-66. Third-leading scorer for the Utes' 1966 Final Four team went on to earn All-WAC second-team honors as defensive back for the school's football squad the next year before becoming fifth-round selection of the Green Bay Packers in 1967 NFL draft.
• Robert Tatum, 50, was a two-time All-MAC selection who averaged 12 ppg, 2.7 apg and 1.3 spg for Ohio University from 1982-83 through 1985-86.
• Rodney Taylor, 48, averaged 7 ppg and 5.3 rpg for Villanova from 1986-87 through 1989-90 under coach Rollie Massimino. Taylor was among the Wildcats' top two rebounders as a sophomore and junior.
• Kyle Testerman, 80, played for Tennessee in the mid-1950s. Republican served two terms as Knoxville mayor (mid-1970s and mid-1980s).
• Freddie "Machine Gun" Thompson, 55, averaged 7 ppg and 2.8 rpg for UNLV in 1978-79 under coach Jerry Tarkanian.
• Ken Timmons, 86, averaged 5.2 ppg and 1.8 rpg for Detroit from 1950-51 through 1952-53.
• Don Tomlinson, 66, averaged 15.6 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Missouri from 1967-68 through 1969-70 under coach Norm Stewart. Leading scorer last two seasons with the Tigers as an All-Big Eight Conference selection.
• Earl Tonet, 94, played for Massachusetts in the late 1940s.
• Eddie "Burt" Touchberry, 80, averaged 6.7 ppg and 7.7 rpg for Florida from 1953-54 through 1956-57, leading the Gators in rebounding as a senior with 10.2 rpg. All-SEC pitcher in 1957 when setting a still-existing single-season ERA record of 0.81. He compiled a 13-13 record in the Cincinnati Reds' farm system in four years from 1957 to 1961.
• Dick Triptow, 92, was an All-American for DePaul in 1943-44 under coach Ray Meyer after reaching the Final Four the previous with teammate George Mikan.
• Terry Truax, 70, coached Towson State (202-203 record in 14 seasons from 1983-84 through 1996-97).
• Lou Tsioropoulos, 84, averaged 7.6 ppg and 8.3 rpg for Kentucky from 1950-51 through 1953-54 under coach Adolph Rupp. Member of 1951 NCAA Tournament title team before becoming an All-SEC second-team selection as a senior.
• Ken Turner, 68, averaged 15.9 ppg and 6.4 rpg for Mississippi from 1966-67 through 1968-69, leading the Rebels in scoring each of Southern Illinois native's last two seasons.
• Ned Underwood, 81, averaged 8.1 ppg and 3.9 rpg for Texas Tech from 1954-55 through 1956-57. He participated in 1956 NCAA Tournament.
• Jack Upchurch, 76, averaged 8.5 ppg for Eastern Kentucky from 1958-59 through 1960-61, appearing in NCAA playoffs as a sophomore against eventual Final Four participant Louisville.
• Byron Van Alstyne, 89, was a juco recruit who averaged 3.3 ppg for Southern California in 1949-50 and 1950-51.
• Benjamin "Coyte" Vance, 85, averaged 14.4 ppg for Mississippi State from 1949-50 through 1951-52. All-SEC second-team selection as a senior when he was the Bulldogs' leader in scoring average (20.5 ppg/third in SEC).
• Frank Vitetta, 83, averaged 1.6 ppg for Penn in 1952-53 as teammate of All-American Ernie Beck.
• Jackson Vroman, 34, averaged 13.2 ppg and 9.5 rpg for Iowa State in 2002-03 and 2003-04.
• Neal Walk, 67, was a two-time All-American who averaged 20.8 ppg and 15.3 rpg for Florida from 1966-67 through 1968-69. He led the nation in rebounding as a junior (19.8 rpg) before finishing fourth in that category the next year.
• Joe Walker Sr., 90, was a Mississippi letterman in 1945-46.
• Jim Wannemacher, 70, was a backup forward for Dayton in 1967 NCAA Tournament final and the Flyers' 1968 NIT titlist. He averaged 3.3 ppg and 2.3 rpg in Don Donoher's first few seasons as coach of the Flyers.
• Torrey Ward, 36, averaged 8.9 ppg and 5.5 rpg for UAB in 1998-99 and 1999-00.
• Dr. Charles Warren, 82, was a juco recruit who averaged 2.3 ppg for Texas in 1953-54.
• Jeff Warren, 44, set Missouri's single-season record for field-goal shooting (67.6%) as a sophomore in 1990-91 that stood for 21 years. He averaged 6.7 ppg and 4.4 rpg from 1989-90 through 1992-93 under coach Norm Stewart.
• Clarence Watts, 82, was a member of Penn State's 1954 Final Four team.
• James "Dave" Weatherby, 88, was a member of Kansas State's 1948 Final Four team after earning All-Big Six Conference second-team honors in 1945-46. He served in U.S. Army during WWII.
• Bob Weber, 82, was senior captain and third-leading rebounder for Wisconsin in 1953-54 under coach Bud Foster.
• Ralph Weiger, 90, played for Purdue in 1945-46. Weiger was also a football letterman as an end in 1946. He went on to become Chairman/CEO/President of five different organizations including Midas International Corporation and Jiffy Lube.
• Bill Weiman, 80, averaged 5.7 ppg for Notre Dame from 1953-54 through 1955-56. Member of the Irish's NCAA playoff regional runner-up squad as a sophomore.
• John Weinert, 83, compiled a 146-133 coaching record with Bowling Green State in 10 seasons from 1976-77 through 1985-86.
• Bob Wellman, 87, averaged 1.3 ppg for Louisville in 1950-51 after serving in U.S. Navy during WWII.
• Christian Welp, 50, averaged 16.1 ppg and 7.7 rpg while shooting 56.9% from the floor for Washington from 1983-84 through 1986-87. He was a three-time All-Pacific-10 Conference selection.
• Merrill "Red" Wetherington, 83, averaged 12 ppg and 6.8 rpg for Florida in 1950-51 and 1951-52.
• Peter White, 49, was a two-time assists leader in the Ivy League while averaging 9.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 5.9 apg and 1.3 spg for Yale from 1984-85 through 1987-88.
• Davey Whitney, 85, coached Texas Southern (54-72 record from 1964-65 through 1968-69) before becoming Alcorn State's all-time winningest mentor (510-292 from 1969-70 through 1988-89 and 1996-97 through 2002-03).
• Doug Widtfeldt, 57, averaged 4.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg for Southern California from 1976-77 through 1979-80. As a senior, he was the Trojans' captain and second-leading rebounder (6.1 rpg).
• Gerrit Wierda Jr., 90, averaged 2.7 ppg for Michigan in 1946-47 and 1947-48 (school's first NCAA tourney team) after serving in U.S. Army during WWII.
• D.C. "Dixie" Wilcutt, 92, was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection as a senior on St. Louis University's NIT championship club in 1948, scoring 16 points in final against NYU. He averaged 7.3 ppg in three-season career interrupted by serving in U.S. military during WWII.
• Ernest "Zeke" Wilemon, 89, lettered for Texas in 1944-45. As an OF, he hit .292 in farm systems of the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates in four years from 1946 through 1949 (96 RBI and 97 runs scored at Class C level in 1947).
• Dr. Roger Wiley Sr., 90, was an All-PCC North Division selection in 1947-48 and 1948-49 when leading Oregon in scoring. His college career was interrupted by serving in U.S. Army helping build roads in Far East theatre during WWII.
• Clayton Wilkinson, 94, was an All-Big Nine Conference second-team selection for Iowa as a sophomore in 1944-45 when averaging 11.5 ppg.
• John "Hot Rod" Williams, 53, averaged 16 ppg and 7 rpg for Tulane from 1981-82 through 1984-85. He was a three-time All-Metro Conference first-team selection.
• Ray Wilson, 84, compiled a 5-48 coaching record with Massachusetts in 1979-80 and 1980-81. He was high school mentor for all-time great Julius Erving.
• Tony Worrell, 49, was Southland Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 1987-88 when averaging 20.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg for North Texas.
• Michael Wright, 35, was an All-American in 2000-01 when leading Arizona's NCAA Tournament runner-up in rebounding. Finished his three-year Wildcats career with 15.1 ppg and 8.4 rpg.
• Jim Young, 82, was leading scorer for Santa Clara's 1952 Final Four team. All-CBA (predecessor to West Coast Conference) first-team selection as a senior averaged 12.1 ppg from 1951-52 through 1953-54.
• Jack Zimmerman, 87, scored a total of 79 points for Dayton from 1947-48 through 1949-50 in Tom Blackburn's first three seasons as coach of the Flyers.
• Gene Zyzda, 74, averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.6 rpg for Colorado from 1959-60 through 1961-62.

Foreigners such as returning Oklahoma All-American guard Buddy Hield have been much more than bit players in a modern-day immigrant version of "Coming to America." Bahamian native Hield joined a select circle of foreigners who were DI All-Americans for multiple seasons.

After seven consecutive contests with more than 20 points, Hield emerged as the front-runner in the national player of the year race. Hield became the initial backcourter joining the following alphabetical list of hoop princes of sorts who earned All-American status multiple seasons after spending most or all of his formative years in a country outside mainland U.S.:

*Named National Player of the Year.

Holiday festivities can go awry between Christmas and New Year's Eve. In ghosts of Christmas' past, just ask top-ranked Virginia, which lost at tiny Chaminade in 1982, and NCAA champion-to-be Michigan, which bowed to Alaska-Anchorage on a neutral court in 1988.

Amid the celebrations as we cower in corner because of climate change, a Christmas holiday week absolutely can not go by without the time-honored tradition of making a list and checking it twice. The wish list, a stocking stuffer focusing on the naughty and nice, doesn't change much from the previous month at Thanksgiving but does have a little different perspective. Opting out from responding to apology demands, some of them may fall in the Christmas Miracle category but following is a healthy serving of food-for-thought wishes presented to college hoop observers:

• Wish peace and comfort to family and friends of striking number of former All-American players and prominent coaches who passed away this year.

• Wish deserving mid-major players earn All-American acclaim this season.

• Wish voters get brain scans after Bo Ryan and Billy Donovan departed the collegiate scene after failing to capture a national coach of the year award.

• Wish ex-college hoopsters continued success as prominent NFL tight ends.

• Wish fans understand how good the Atlantic 10 Conference remains after numerous defections couple of years ago.

• Wish special seasons for standout seniors because they didn't abandon college hoops early and give the sport at least some modicum of veteran leadership.

• Wish the best for the Ivy League and Patriot League, which seem like the last bastions replete with textbook student-athletes. Five Ivy League institutions - Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale - can still hold their heads high despite each of them posting all-time losing records.

• Wish proper acclaim for pristine playmakers who show again and again that "pass" is not a dirty four-letter word amid the obsession with individualistic one-on-one moves by self-absorbed one-and-done scholars.

• Wish Gonzaga coach Mark Few, who has assembled a "mid-major" powerhouse, reaches his first Final Four and earns initial national COY award.

• Wish many highlights for entertaining little big men (players 5-10 or shorter) who inspire us with their self-confidence and mental toughness in the Land of the Giants.

• Wish junior college players and foreigners could overcome perceptions in some misguided quarters that they are the rogues of recruiting.

• Wish patience for the numerous promising first-year coaches assuming control of programs this season. They need to remember the fortitude exhibited by many of the biggest names in coaching who rebounded from embarrassing defeats in their first season as a head coach. An active luminary who lost multiple games to non-Division I colleges in his initial campaign before ascending to stardom as the all-time winningest coach is Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (lost to SUNY-Buffalo, Scranton and King's College in 1975-76 while coaching Army).

• Wish Division I schools will soon find their bearings amid the chaotic restructuring of conferences forsaking tradition although the quest for mega-leagues could be delusional because they're vying for television revenue that might not exist.

• Wish more accuracy for recruiting services incapable of discerning multiple recent national player of the year honorees should have been a Top 100 recruit coming out of high school in 2010. Ditto to announcers who infect the sport by spreading this virus without ever seeing any of the players enough to properly evaluate them.

• Wish marquee coaches wouldn't serve up assistants as sacrificial lambs resembling Grinch when the heat of an investigation of their program intensifies.

• Wish prominent programs would reduce, if not eliminate, academic exceptions. Of course, the quality of play will diminish by emphasizing textbook student-athletes but it's not as if half of the non-league games on TV aren't mismatches, anyway.

• Wish wisdom for anyone who incessantly castigates the majority of undergraduates declaring early for the NBA draft. Before accepting the party line that many of the players are making monumental mistakes by forgoing their remaining college eligibility, remember that more than half of the NBA's All-Pro selections in the last quarter century or so left college early or never attended a university.

• Wish a heart for any school not promptly granting a recruit seeking to enroll elsewhere a release from its letter-of-intent when he wants to attend another institution for legitimate reasons.

• Wish jaws wired shut for "Me Generation" showmen who've failed to comprehend their respective teams don't benefit on the court from a trash-talking Harlem Globetrotter routine.

• Wish self-absorbed players will finally see the light and spend less time getting tattoos and practicing macho dunks and more on team beneficial free throws. It all hinges on dedication. There is a reason they're supposed to be "free" throws instead of Shaq-like "foul" shots.

• Wish high-profile coaches would show more allegiance rather than taking off for greener pastures despite having multiple years remaining on their contract. Also wish said pacts didn't include bonus for graduation ratio or GPA insofar as many coaches become Sgt. "I Know Nothing" Schultz whenever academic anemia issues surface.

• Wish network analysts would refrain from serving as apologists for the coaching community. When their familiar spiels echo throughout hoopdom, they become nothing more than the big mouths that bore.

• Wish marquee schools will vow to stop forsaking entertaining non-conference games with natural rivals while scheduling a half-dozen or more meaningless "rout-a-matics" at home. Aren't two or three gimmes enough?

• Wish a generous dose of ethics to defrauding coaches who manipulate junior colleges and high schools into giving phony grades. Ditto coaches who steer prize high school prospects to third parties toying with standardized test results.

• Wish authenticity for those "fatherly-advice" coaches who don't mandate that any player with pro potential take multiple financial literacy courses. Did they notice in recent years that products from Alabama, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Kentucky and Syracuse filed for bankruptcy after combining for more than half a billion dollars in salaries over their NBA careers? What kind of classes are taken in college anyway if a staggering 60% of NBA players file for bankruptcy five years after retirement? There's personal responsibility, but shouldn't the universities they attended feel some sort of culpability? And don't you wish most agents would become extinct if such a high percentage of pros end up with holes in their pockets?

• Wish overzealous fans will stop flogging freshmen for not living up to their high school press clippings right away. The impatient onlookers need to get a grip on themselves.

• Wish many of the excessive number of small schools thinking they can compete at the Division I level would return to DII or DIII. There are far too many examples of dreamy-eyed small schools that believe competing with the big boys will get them national recognition, make big bucks from the NCAA Tournament and put the institutions on the map. They don't know how unrealistic that goal is until most of the hyphenated and directional schools barnstorm the country during their non-conference schedules in college basketball versions of Bataan Death Marches.

• Wish lapdog-lazy media outworked by Louisville Escort Queen would display more energy exhibiting enterprising analysis. Why do almost all of the principal college basketball websites "progressively" look and read virtually the same? It's a byproduct of predictably pathetic press needing a jolt of adversarial reporting.

• Wish ESPN, failing to acknowledge significant reduction in subscribers stems from liberalism being a mental disorder, would cease becoming BSPN by giving politically-correct forums to leftist lunatics and "experts" who either lie to NCAA investigators as a coach, drop their pants for locker-room motivation, get fired for intoxication, can't quite figure out Dell Curry's sons could also be All-Americans, practice reprehensible race-baiting with the intellectually-bankrupt "Uncle Tom" bomb and "misplace" a bloody beige suit in Atlanta.

Today is the anniversary of a "David vs. Goliath" game hailed as one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history when national player of the year Ralph Sampson and Virginia got coal in their Christmas stocking by losing at Chaminade, 77-72, in Hawaii in 1982-83. The contest triggered one of the greatest achievements in small-college history as Chaminade went on to defeat an NCAA Division I school winning at least one NCAA playoff game in three consecutive campaigns. Following is a chronological list of victories by small schools over major universities going on to win at least one NCAA playoff game that season:

NOTES: Michigan '89 became NCAA champion and Louisville '59 reached the Final Four. . . . UC Riverside subsequently moved up to the NCAA Division I level in 2000-01.

Oakland, which nearly upset #1 Michigan State prior to Christmas, almost joined Chaminade and Northern Iowa among the following list of seven nationally unranked non-DI or mid-major schools in the last 50 years upsetting the nation's top-ranked team from a power conference then or now (DePaul only university in this #1 category losing at home to mid-major):

When is the proper time to leave via retirement for a competent coach such as Bo Ryan? There are no hard-and-fast rules and discerning the right sequence to step aside is more elusive than one might think. But Ryan, perhaps the nation's most underrated coach in the 21st Century after never securing national COY acclaim, departed from Wisconsin in mid-season when it appeared the Badgers' streak of NCAA playoff appearances and top four finishes in the Big Ten Conference are about to expire.

It's patently clear not every coach can depart with pomp-and-circumstance style like luminaries John Wooden, Al McGuire, Ray Meyer and Dean Smith when they bowed out. From 1964 to 1975 with Wooden at the helm, UCLA won an NCAA-record 10 national titles, including seven straight from 1967 through 1973. McGuire's goodbye in 1977 with an NCAA title marked Marquette's eighth straight season finishing among the Top 10 in a final wire-service poll. Meyer directed DePaul to a Top 6 finish in a final wire-service poll six times in his final seven seasons from 1978 through 1984. Smith won at least 28 games with North Carolina in four of his final five seasons from 1992-93 through 1996-97.

But those fond farewells are the exception, not the rule, in trying to cope with Father Time. How many school all-time winningest mentors rode off into the sunset donning at least a partial black rather than white hat? How much they may have tarnished their legacy is debatable but hanging around too long probably caused a few of the following celebrated coaches to lose some of their luster:

• Dale Brown, Louisiana State - 23 games below .500 with four straight losing campaigns after 10 consecutive NCAA playoff appearances from 1984 through 1993

• Howard Cann, NYU - 12 games below .500 in last six seasons after six national postseason tournament appearances from 1943 through 1952

• Ben Carnevale, Navy - four non-winning seasons after three national postseason tournament appearances in a four-year span from 1959 through 1962

• Everett Case, North Carolina State - only four games above .500 in final five full seasons after averaging 24.6 victories annually his first 13 campaigns from 1946-47 through 1958-59

• Gale Catlett, West Virginia - 11 games below .500 in last four seasons after 15 national postseason tournament appearances in an 18-year span from 1981 to 1998

• John Chaney, Temple - only 11 games above .500 in final five seasons after 17 NCAA playoff appearances in an 18-year span from 1984 through 2001

• Charlie Coles, Miami (OH) - 12 games below .500 in last five seasons after appearing in 2007 NCAA playoffs

• Denny Crum, Louisville - breakeven mark last four seasons while winless in national postseason play after missing national postseason competition only twice in his first 26 campaigns from 1972 through 1997

• Ed Diddle, Western Kentucky - 5-16 mark each of his final two seasons after only one losing record in his previous 32 campaigns from 1930-31 through 1961-62

• Don Donoher, Dayton - 12 games below .500 with three straight losing campaigns after 15 national postseason tournament appearances in first 22 seasons from 1965 through 1986

• Fred Enke, Arizona - only four games above .500 in final five seasons after averaging more than 20 victories annually in nine campaigns from 1942-43 through 1950-51

• Jack Friel, Washington State - 71 games below .500 in final six seasons after averaging 19 victories annually with only one losing record in 23-year span from 1929-30 through 1951-52

• Taps Gallagher, Niagara - 17 games below .500 in final two seasons after only two losing records in first 29 campaigns from 1931-32 through 1962-63

• Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson - 30 games below .500 in final three seasons after appearing in NCAA playoffs and NIT in 2005 and 2006

• Jack Hartman, Kansas State - minimum of 14 defeats each of his last four seasons after 11 consecutive first-division finishes in the Big Eight Conference from 1971-72 through 1981-82

• Don Haskins, Texas-El Paso - three games below .500 in final four years after 16 consecutive winning campaigns (including 12 20-win seasons) from 1979-80 through 1994-95

• Nat Holman, CCNY - losing records each of final five seasons after incurring only two losing marks in first 32 campaigns from 1919-20 through 1950-51

• Hank Iba, Oklahoma State - 33 games below .500 his final five campaigns after last NCAA playoff appearance of 36-year tenure with the school in 1965

• George Ireland, Loyola of Chicago - 32 games below .500 his final seven campaigns after third NCAA playoff appearance in five years following 1963 NCAA title

• Doggie Julian, Dartmouth - seven straight losing campaigns with fewer than eight victories after five consecutive first- or second-place finishes in the Ivy League with three NCAA playoff appearances from 1955-56 through 1959- 60

• Gene Keady, Purdue - eight games below .500 his final four seasons after 12 consecutive national postseason tournament appearances from 1990 through 2001

• Piggy Lambert, Purdue - three games below .500 his final four seasons after 23 consecutive winning records from 1920 through 1942

• Speedy Morris, La Salle - 47 games below .500 his final six campaigns from 1995-96 through 2000-01 after appearing in national postseason competition each of his first six seasons from 1987 through 1992

• Jim Phelan, Mount St. Mary's - 50 games below .500 his final four campaigns after reaching the 800-win plateau with an NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in 1999

• Digger Phelps, Notre Dame - five games below .500 his final two campaigns after averaging 21 victories annually in a 17-year span from 1972-73 through 1988-89

• Harry Rabenhorst, Louisiana State - 35 games below .500 in final three seasons after going undefeated in SEC competition in back-to-back years in 1952-53 and 1953-54

• Rick Samuels, Eastern Illinois - 21 games below .500 in final four seasons after appearing in 2001 NCAA playoffs

• Fred Taylor, Ohio State - 20 games below .500 in final three seasons after 11 top three finishes in Big Ten Conference standings in a 14-year span from 1959-60 through 1972-73

• M.K. Turk, Southern Mississippi - nine games below .500 in final five seasons after back-to-back NCAA playoff appearances in 1990 and 1991

• Ralph Underhill, Wright State - nine games below .500 in final three seasons after NCAA playoff appearance in 1993

• Mike Vining, Louisiana-Monroe - 22 games below .500 in final three seasons after sixth 20-win campaign in 2001-02

• Sox Walseth, Colorado - 40 games below .500 in final seven seasons after Big Eight Conference championship in 1969

• Clifford Wells, Tulane - 12 games below .500 in final six seasons after 12 non-losing campaigns from 1945-46 through 1956-57

• Carroll Williams, Santa Clara - eight games below .500 in final three seasons after five 20-win campaigns in seven years from 1982-83 through 1988-89

Any player worth his sneakers seeks to compete against quality, not inferior, opponents with something such as in-state bragging rights at stake rather than devouring cupcakes. LSU refrains from opposing Tulane in recent years but one of the greatest freshman debuts in college annals took place when Tigers forward Rudy Macklin grabbed a school-record 32 rebounds against the Green Wave to open the 1976-77 campaign. How many comparable splendid performances never had a chance to unfold on the court? Meanwhile, how many power-player schools fodder-bored torture us with age-old, one-sided arguments flapping their self-serving jaws about nothing to gain? Boston College and Wisconsin likely will somehow survive defeats against UMass-Lowell and Milwaukee, respectively, while Alabama will wipe the egg off its face having Jacksonville State take the Tide into overtime before prevailing. How about more elite schools putting emphasis on what is best for the sport in general?

Isn't this supposed to be the era for putting an end to bullying? Pompous pilot Rick Pitino said Louisville played "four white guys and an Egyptian" to not embarrass lowly Savannah State in a previous mismatch. If that is the case, then why schedule a Savannah vacation in the first place? Giving fans half-a-peace sign and Quaaludes reminiscent of Bill Cosby's victims, the hoop haughtiness of power schools denying fans stimulating non-league games isn't a new phenomenon. For instance, LSU avoided potentially attractive in-state assignments for decades by never opposing McNeese State's Joe Dumars, Tulane's Jerald Honeycutt, New Orleans' Ervin Johnson, Louisiana Tech's Karl Malone, Northeast Louisiana's Calvin Natt, Centenary's Robert Parish and Southwestern Louisiana's Kevin Brooks, Bo Lamar and Andrew Toney. This season, the Bayou Bengals didn't bother to give freshman sensation Ben Simmons an opportunity to oppose ULL's Shawn Long, one of only six players in NCAA history to finish career with more than 2,250 points and 1,400 rebounds.

Similarly over the years, North Carolina shunned Davidson first- and second-team All-Americans Stephen Curry, Mike Maloy and Dick Snyder during the regular season. The Tar Heels did defeat Davidson in exciting back-to-back East Regional finals by a total of six points in 1968 and 1969 when Maloy averaged 21.5 ppg and 13 rpg. In 1974, South Carolina's powerhouse boasting Mike Dunleavy, Alex English and Brian Winters, couldn't keep skirting Furman and succumbed in the East Regional, 75-67, when the Padadins' Clyde Mayes collected 21 points and game-high 16 rebounds. Similarly, Dick Vitale-coached Detroit was eliminated from the NCAA playoffs in the 1977 Mideast Regional semifinals by Michigan after the Wolverines avoided the Titans' terrific trio comprised of Terry Duerod, John Long and Terry Tyler in the regular season that year and the previous campaign while opposing Fordham, Kent State, La Salle, Miami (Ohio), Rhode Island, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky.

Don't we deserve to see national players of the year such as Indiana State's Larry Bird (never opposed Indiana), Princeton's Bill Bradley (Seton Hall), La Salle's Tom Gola (Villanova), Cincinnati's Kenyon Martin (Ohio State), Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson (Ohio State), Navy's David Robinson (Georgetown and Maryland), Xavier's David West (Ohio State) and Bradley's Hersey Hawkins (Illinois) strut their stuff in regular-season contests against nearby prominent programs? The Terrapins only met "The Admiral" upon being forced to compete in the second round of 1985 Southeast Regional when Robinson contributed game-high figures in scoring, rebounding and blocks. Unbelievably, more than 30 All-Americans from Ohio colleges in the last 60 years never had an opportunity to oppose Ohio State during the regular season (including small-school sensation Bevo Francis of Rio Grande).

Elsewhere, a few national postseason contests or rare in-season tourney matchup created confrontations between in-state rivals that should have occurred in annual regular-season competition. The premier mid-major players being shunned this campaign include Belmont's Evan Bradds and Craig Bradshaw (avoided by Memphis and Tennessee), College of Charleston's Canyon Barry (Clemson and South Carolina), Davidson's Jack Gibbs (Duke, North Carolina State and Wake Forest), Evansville's D.J. Balentine (Indiana and Purdue), High Point's John Brown (Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest), Iona's A.J. English (St. John's and Syracuse), Monmouth's Justin Robinson (Seton Hall), NJIT's Damon Lynn (Rutgers and Seton Hall), North Florida's Dallas Moore (Florida, FSU and Miami), Oakland's Kay Felder (Michigan), Stony Brook's Jameel Warney (St. John's and Syracuse), Valparaiso's Alec Peters (Indiana and Purdue), Wichita State's Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet (Kansas and Kansas State) plus Winthrop's Jimmy Gavin and Keon Johnson (Clemson and South Carolina).

Power conference members give appearance of parasites while playing more than 85% of their out-of-conference games at home or a neutral site. Check out the non-league parade of patsies predatory powers Kansas and Kansas State scheduled while avoiding VanVleet the last four years and Wichita State All-American Antoine Carr the first half of the 1980s. The following mid-major/non-power league All-Americans specifically and fans generally were shortchanged during the regular season by smug in-state schools since the accepted modern era of basketball commenced in the early 1950s:

"It is better to be looked over than overlooked." - Mae West

It doesn't seem possible, but Bo Ryan is bound for retirement as Wisconsin's all-time winningest mentor without ever earning acclaim as national coach of the year by a major award.

Ryan isn't the only prominent coach nationally shunned by the voting class. Maryland named its court after Gary Williams, the school's all-time winningest coach who guided the Terrapins to the 2002 NCAA title during a span when he became the only mentor ever to defeat the nation's top-ranked team in four straight seasons (2000-01 through 2003-04). Surprisingly, Williams never was courted as national coach of the year by one of the major awards, joining other NCAA championship coaches such as Denny Crum, Billy Donovan, Joe B. Hall, Don Haskins, Rollie Massimino and Jim Valvano "shorted" by this dubious distinction.

Does this blemish exist because of envious fellow coaches or is the media in more of a mess than even its fiercest critics believe? A total of 16 individuals received acclaim as national COY despite never reaching an NCAA playoff regional final - Rod Barnes, Tony Bennett, Perry Clark, Jim Crews, Keno Davis, Matt Doherty, Cliff Ellis, Eddie Fogler, Frank Haith, Leonard Hamilton, Marv Harshman, Todd Lickliter, George Raveling, Al Skinner, Charlie Spoonhour and Dick Versace. Unless Steve Harvey announced the "beauty-contest" results, following is an alphabetical list of high-profile retired coaches joining Ryan among those never receiving one of the five major national coach of the year awards since 1955 despite their significant achievements:

Dave Bliss - Compiled a total of 14 20-win seasons with three different schools.

Dale Brown - Led LSU to 15 consecutive postseason tournaments (1979 through 1993) en route to becoming the second-winningest coach in SEC history at the time (behind Adolph Rupp) in both overall and SEC games.

Vic Bubas - Guided Duke to NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances three times in a four-year span from 1963 through 1966.

Pete Carril - Never incurred a losing record in 29 seasons with Princeton from 1968 through 1996.

Gale Catlett - Went his first 23 seasons without a losing record with Cincinnati and West Virginia; participated in nine consecutive national postseason tournaments in the 1980s.

Denny Crum - Won 15 regular-season conference championships in the Missouri Valley and Metro in his first 23 seasons with Louisville; only coach to twice win conference and NCAA tournaments in the same year (1980 and 1986).

Don DeVoe - Compiled a total of 12 20-win seasons with three different schools.

Don Donoher - One of first 10 coaches to take his first three teams to the NCAA playoffs guided his first seven Dayton clubs to national postseason competition; posted double digits in victories all 25 seasons.

Billy Donovan - Two-time national championship coach (2006 and 2007) became Florida's all-time winningest mentor.

Lefty Driesell - One of only three different coaches to guide four different schools to the NCAA playoffs; captured conference tournament titles in four different leagues; only coach to win more than 100 games for four different schools en route to total of 786 victories; had 14 final Top 20 rankings.

Hugh Durham - One of only three coaches in NCAA history to win at least 225 games for two Division I schools, directing both Florida State and Georgia to the Final Four.

Bill C. Foster - Only six losing records in 25 seasons at the Division I level with UNC Charlotte, Clemson, Miami (FL) and Virginia Tech.

Jack Gardner - Only coach to direct two different schools to the Final Four at least twice apiece.

Pete Gillen - Remarkable run with Xavier (winning five Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament titles in six-year span from 1986 through 1991) before posting 20-win seasons with Providence in the Big East and Virginia in the ACC.

Joe B. Hall - Averaged 23 victories annually in 13 seasons with Kentucky, reaching championship game in either NCAA Tournament or NIT three times in a four-year span from 1975 through 1978.

Don Haskins - Captured four Western Athletic Conference Tournament championships with Texas-El Paso in a seven-year span from 1984 through 1990 while winning more than 20 games each of those seasons; compiled a total of 17 20-win campaigns.

Lou Henson - Compiled only one losing record in his last 22 years with Illinois and New Mexico State; finished in first division of the Big Ten Conference nine straight seasons.

Terry Holland - Averaged 20 victories annually in 21 seasons with Davidson and Virginia.

Harry Litwack - Finished third with Temple in three consecutive national postseason tournaments (1956 and 1958 in NCAA and 1957 in NIT). Posted only one losing record in 21 seasons with the Owls through 1973.

Rollie Massimino - Averaged more than 20 victories annually in the 1980s; participated in 14 consecutive national postseason tournaments with Villanova and UNLV before coaching at small-school level in Florida.

Ray Mears - Finished lower than third place in SEC standings with Tennessee just once in his final 14 seasons from 1964 through 1977.

Shelby Metcalf - Averaged 18.6 victories annually with Texas A&M in an 18-year span from 1971-72 through 1988-89.

Eldon Miller - Won more than 20 games with three different DI schools (Western Michigan, Ohio State and Northern Iowa).

Joe Mullaney - Reached the 20-win plateau nine straight seasons from 1958-59 through 1966-67, directing Providence to the NIT semifinals four times in the first five years of that stretch; won more than two-thirds of his games with the Friars decided by fewer than five points.

C.M. Newton - Posted at least 22 victories with Alabama six times in the last seven seasons of the 1970s.

Dave Odom - Won 20 or more games 10 times in a 14-year span from 1992-93 through 2005-06 with Wake Forest and South Carolina.

Ted Owens - Finished first or second in Big Eight Conference standings each of his first seven seasons with Kansas from 1965 through 1971.

Tom Penders - Won at least 20 games with three different schools (Rhode Island, Texas and George Washington) a total of 10 times in a 13-year span from 1987 through 1999 before winning more than 20 games three times in six seasons with Houston.

Jack Ramsay - Worst record in 11 seasons with St. Joseph's was an 18-10 mark.

Wimp Sanderson - Won five SEC Tournament titles with Alabama, including three in a row from 1989 through 1991.

Fred Schaus - Won Southern Conference Tournament championships each of his six seasons with West Virginia from 1955 through 1960 before posting winning records in Big Ten competition all six years with Purdue.

Roy Skinner - Compiled only one losing record in 16 seasons with Vanderbilt.

Billy Tubbs - Directed Oklahoma to 12 consecutive 20-win seasons, a Big Eight Conference best; took the Sooners to national postseason play his last 13 years with them before moving on to TCU and Lamar.

Jim Valvano - Guided Iona to a school-record 29 victories in 1979-80 before winning at least 18 games each of his last nine seasons with North Carolina State from 1982 through 1990.

Gary Williams - All-time winningest coach for Maryland directed 13 teams to Top 20 finishes in final polls, including a couple of them with Boston College.

Ned Wulk - All-time winningest coach for Arizona State finished atop conference standings in six of his first seven seasons with the Sun Devils.